Calder, Edmonton

For the Alberta electoral district of Edmonton-Calder, see Edmonton-Calder.
Calder
Neighbourhood
Calder is located in Edmonton
Calder
Calder
Location of Calder in Edmonton
Coordinates: 53°35′20″N 113°31′44″W / 53.589°N 113.529°W / 53.589; -113.529
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
CityEdmonton
Quadrant[1]NW
Ward[1]Anirniq
Sector[2]Mature area
Government
[3]
 • Administrative bodyEdmonton City Council
 • CouncillorErin Rutherford
Area
[4]
 • Total
1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi)
Elevation
679 m (2,228 ft)
Population
 (2012)[5]
 • Total
4,059
 • Density3,006.7/km2 (7,787/sq mi)
 • Change (2009–12)
Increase0.3%
 • Dwellings
1,960

Calder is a residential neighbourhood in northwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The area was originally part of the Hudson's Bay Company reserve and was settled by employees of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.[6]

As described below, Calder was originally an independent village incorporated under the name of West Edmonton that was developed to house the workforce at the railway's roundhouse, repair shop and shunt yards. Calder became a part of the City of Edmonton in 1917.[7]

The neighbourhood is bounded by 127 Street to the west, 132 Avenue to the north, 113A Street to the east, and 127 Avenue to the south. It also includes a small area south of 127 Avenue and north of the Canadian National rail line between 124 Street and 127 Street.[8]

The community is represented by the Calder Community League, established in 1920, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink at 120 Street and 127 Avenue.[9][10]

  1. ^ a b "City of Edmonton Wards & Standard Neighbourhoods" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "Edmonton Developing and Planned Neighbourhoods, 2011" (PDF). City of Edmonton. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "City Councillors". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  4. ^ "Neighbourhoods (data plus kml file)". City of Edmonton. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2012population was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ From the neighbourhood description in the City of Edmonton Map Utility.
  7. ^ "Real Estate Weekly". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-12-22.
  8. ^ "City of Edmonton – Maps". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
  9. ^ "Calder Community League". Calder Community League. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  10. ^ Kuban, Ron (2005). Edmonton's Urban Villages: The Community League Movement. University of Alberta Press. ISBN 9781459303249.